WINNERS
We want to start with an enormous THANK YOU for being a part of the 2024 Step Up Challenge. From World Suicide Prevention Day to World Mental Health Day, so many of you raised your voices and your sneakers to #StartTheConversation about mental health. All over Japan and beyond, you put yourselves out there for a better world and demonstrated the power of community kindness.
And now for the winners!
Fundraising winners:
- Corporate winner: IHG with ¥436,780
- Community winner: Trevor with ¥324,552
- School winner: St. Michael's with ¥134,000
Awareness:
- Corporate winner: IHG with 170 employees walking across 2 cities, professionally produced video, and press release!
- Community winner: Cameron Peagler with his beautiful photo project and BTS video
- School winner: St. Michael's with their "Climb Up" all-school walk and student-led assembly
Most steps by one person in a day:
- Luis Corral with 30,519 steps
These funds will play a vital role in helping TELL expand our services and reach more people in need throughout Japan in 2025.
On behalf of the staff and board, we would like to acknowledge and thank everyone who joined the Step Up Challenge over the past month and helped to shine a spotlight on the importance of mental health.
